A who’s who of the Protista Kingdom

What are The five kingdoms? Monera PROTISTA Fungi Plantae Animalia

What is a Protist? Do any of these look familiar?

What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Protista? 1. Eukaryotic 2. Heterotrophic and Autotrophic 3. Live in aquatic environments 4. Unicellular or multicellular 5. Reproduce both sexually and asexually

What are the three types of protists? 1. Algae – the plant-like protists 2. Slime molds – the fungi-like protists 3. Protozoans – the animal-like protists

Algae- The plant like protists Key Characteristics: Autotrophs Use chloroplasts to make food. Examples include Euglenoids, Dinoflagellates, Diatoms and Seaweeds.

euglenoid Example: Euglena

Example: plankton Dinoflagellates and Diatoms Diatoms

Green Algae Provides most of the Earth’s oxygen!

Brown Algae Known as kelp and used for food.

Red Algae

Slime molds- the fungus like protists Key Characteristics: Heterotrophic Decomposers- Feed on dead plants and animals Examples include Plasmodial slime molds, Cellular slime molds, Water molds

Slime Molds

Protozoans- the Animal like protists Key Characteristics: Heterotrophic Most have projections used for movement. Examples: Ciliates, Zooflagelletes, Amoeboids (Apicomplexans)

Ciliates Cilia Example: Paramecium

ZooFlagelletes Example: Giardia Flagella

Amoeboids psuedopod Example: Ameoba

Apicomplexans Example- Plasmodium (causes malaria) Inside Red Blood Cells

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